THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a first, the state will soon have a curriculum in the informal education sector. The State Literacy Mission has been tasked with framing the curriculum which will lay stress on all-round development of the learner rather than focusing merely on the ability to read and write. Read more here

The educational institutions have made the State Primary Education Department, National Commission for Minority Educational Institution and Union of India respondents in the case. The senior counsel of the petitioner institutions submitted that the National Commission for Religious and Linguistic … Read more here

What Indian education needs more than anything is a leader who will take a good long hard look at the education system as a whole and have the courage to overhaul it. That is what the people of India want their prime minister to do, not waste his energies proffering advice that is readily available in … Read more here

The Bollywood veteran along with the tweet attached an article that discusses the dilemma faced by various filmmakers while casting actors with lesser heights than their female counterparts. Bachchan’s tweet can be seen as a lighthearted take on the precarious situation faced by Bollywood industry … Read more here

Earlier in the day, Iran’s Economic Affairs and Finance Minister Masoud Karbasian invited Indian businesses to invest in Iran and take advantage of the rapid economic growth of the country. "We hope that by signing basic economic and trade agreement such as the avoidance of double taxation, … Read more here

Few measures have been more controversial during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s time in office than his decision to demonetise India’s high value notes in November, 2016. Even though it isn’t clear whether demonetisation had any significant effect on curbing corruption, its drag on economic growth … Read more here

No foreign coach for India men’s team before basketball qualifiers … BENGALURU: The Indian men’s basketball team will not have the services of a foreign coach for the World Cup Asian qualifiers against Jordan (February 23) … The two play professional basketball in Australia and USA, respectively. Read more here

The Canadian PM will visit Mumbai, Gujarat and the Golden Temple, and meet Narendra Modi during his week-long visit. … on defence, counter-terrorism and jobs, meetings with business leaders and representatives of the Indian film industry in Mumbai, and trips to Agra’s Taj Mahal, Sabarmati Ashram … Read more here

(Note: All dollar amounts in this news release are expressed in U.S. dollars, except as otherwise noted).TORONTO, Feb. 17, 2018 — Fairfax India Holdings Corporation (“Fairfax India”) (TSX:FIH.U) is pleased to announce that it has formally indicated its non-binding interest in investing in 51% of the … Read more here